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Local navigation center asks Natrona County for $90,500 to expand services for unhoused residents
Summary
KindGrounds, a navigation center in Casper that offers meals, cots and case navigation, asked the Natrona County commissioners for $90,500 to expand from three days a week toward five and hire additional staff. Commissioners said they support the work but requested more detailed budget documentation before committing county funds.
KindGrounds, a Casper navigation center that provides meals, daytime shelter and case navigation for people experiencing homelessness, asked the Natrona County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 5 for $90,500 to expand operations. The request was presented by Gary Shockey and Dan O'Dell, who described services at KindGrounds including hot meals, cots, transportation to appointments, hygiene kits and on-site counseling, and said the operation is currently constrained by funding and open three days a week. The request matters because commissioners set local budget priorities and the center said additional county funding would allow it to expand to five days per week, hire more part-time staff and add an executive director to coordinate operations. “We offer a pathway of stability for the unhoused,” Dan O'Dell said,…
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